|
|
General Interests
- Supports for at-risk students
- Resiliency
- International connections in education
Academic Background
Ph.D. from the University of Washington-Seattle, 2005, in Educational Psychology
B.A. from Montana State University-Bozeman, 1996, in Philosophy
M.S. from Pacific University-Forest Grove, OR, 1992, in Clinical Psychology
B.S. from the University of Washington-Seattle, 1989, in Psychology
Published Works
Renner, L.M. & Whitney, S.D. (Accepted). Intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization among young adult males and females: An exploration of common and unique risk factors. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Coohey, C., Renner, L.M., Hua, L., Zhang, Y.J. & Whitney, S.D. (Accepted). School Success Despite Child Maltreatment: Risk, Promotion and Protection. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Mendoza, M., Hart, J. & Whitney, S.D. (Accepted) Taking the Family to College: Understanding the Resiliency and Success of Hispanic Students at a Predominantly White Midwest University. Enrollment Management Journal: Student Access, Finance, and Success in Higher Education.
Whitney, S.D., Renner, L.M., Pate, C.M., & Jacobs, K.A. (Accepted) Principals’ Perceptions of Benefits and Barriers to School-based Suicide Prevention Programs. Children & Youth Services Review.
Whitney, S.D., Robeson, E.N., & Offutt, C.A. (2011) Type and quality of mentoring; Influences on problem behaviors in youths. Mentoring and Tutoring, 19(1), 83-115.
Whitney, S.D., Sullivan, S. & Herman, K. (2010). Low Self-Concept as an Early Indicator of Youth Depression. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 3(2), 5-16.
Whitney, S.D., Renner, L.M., & Herrenkohl, T.I. (2010). Gender differences in risk and protection classifications associated with adolescent delinquency. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 171(2), 116-138.
Whitney, S.D., Renner, L.M. & Herrenkohl, T.I. (2010). Gender differences in risk/protection profiles for low academic performance. Journal of Community Psychology, 38(4), 435-455.
Renner, L.M., & Whitney, S.D. (2010). Examining symmetry in intimate partner violence among young adults using socio-demographic characteristics. Journal of Family Violence, 25 (2), 91-106.
Whitney, S.D., Splett, J. & Weston, K. (2008). An empirical examination of the Resiliency Wheel. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 1(2), 41-48.
Whitney, S. D., Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B. (2006). Defining child abuse: Exploring variations in ratings of discipline severity among child welfare professionals. Journal of Child and Adolescent Social Work, 23 (3), 316-342.
Whitney, S. D., Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B. (in press). Defining child abuse: Exploring variations in ratings of discipline severity among child welfare professionals. Journal of Child and Adolescent Social Work.
Herrenkohl, T.I., Tajima, E.A., Whitney, S.D., & Huang, B. (2005). Protection Against
Antisocial Behavior in Children Exposed to Physically Abusive Discipline. Journal of
Adolescent Health, 36(6), 457-465.
Tajima, E.A., Huang, B., Herrenkohl, T.I., & Whitney, S. D. (2004). Measuring child
maltreatment: A comparison of retrospective and prospective measures. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74(4), 424-435.
Troia, G.A. & Whitney, S.D. (2003). A Close Look at the Efficacy of Fast ForWord Language™ for Children with Academic Weaknesses. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 28(4), 465-494.
Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B., Tajima, E.A., & Whitney, S.D. (2003). Examining the link between child
abuse and youth violence: An analysis of mediating mechanisms. Journal of Interpersonal
Violence, 18(10), 1189-1208.
Whitney, S. D., Kelly, J.F., Myers, M.G., & Brown, S.A. (2002). Parental substance use, family
support and outcome following treatment for adolescent psychoactive substance use disorders. Jjournal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 11(4), 67-81.
Presentations
Whitney, S.D., Herrenkohl, T.I., Tajima, E.A., & Huang, B. (2004, Jan.). The application of mixture modeling in the study of multiple risk for delinquency and school failure. In E.A. Tajima (chair), Concept development and methodological approaches in family violence research: Findings from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Whitney, S.D., Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., & Huang, B. (2003, Jan.). Effects of parenting style on adolescent delinquency and education. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Violence in the family and
child behavior: Developmental patterns and outcomes. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington D.C.
Whitney, S.D., Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., & Huang, B. (2002, Nov.). Correlates and consequences of parenting styles: Effects on adolescent delinquency and educational outcomes. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Childhood Exposure to Family Violence and Later Health-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents: Results from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
Whitney, S. D., Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B., & Holmes, J. (2002, Jan.). Parental discipline practices: Changing perspectives across 25 years. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Childhood victimization and adolescent outcomes: Analyses from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, San Diego, CA.
Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B., Tajima, E.A., & Whitney, S. D. (2004, Jan.). Impact of child maltreatment and early developmental risk factors on delinquency, substance use and depression in youth. In E.A. Tajima (chair), Concept development and methodological approaches in family violence research: Findings from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B., Whitney, S. D., & Hong, S. (2004, Jan.). Moderating the impact of childhood exposure to domestic violence: Examining the role of parenting characteristics. In E.A. Tajima (chair), Concept development and methodological approaches in family violence research: Findings from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Hong, S., Huang, B., Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., & Whitney, S.D. (2004, Jan.). Testing a family resilience framework as a protective mechanism for the impact of physical child abuse: A structural equation model (SEM) analysis. In E.A. Tajima (chair), Concept development and methodological approaches in family violence research: Findings from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, New Orleans, LA.
Herrenkohl, T.I., Whitney, S. D., Tajima, E.A., & Huang, B. (2003, Jan.). Protection against antisocial behavior in children exposed to physically abusive discipline. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Violence in the family and child behavior: Developmental patterns and outcomes. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington D.C.
Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B., & Whitney, S. D. (2003, Jan.). The impact of exposure to domestic violence: A longitudinal analysis of adolescent outcomes. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Violence in the family and child behavior: Developmental patterns and outcomes. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington D.C.
Herrenkohl, T.I., Whitney, S. D., Tajima, E.A., & Huang, B. (2002, Nov.). Protection against antisocial behavior in children exposed to physically abusive discipline. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Childhood Exposure to Family Violence and Later Health-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents: Results from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
Tajima, E.A., Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B., & Whitney, S. D. (2002, Nov.). The impact of exposure to domestic violence: A longitudinal analysis of adolescent outcomes. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Childhood Exposure to Family Violence and Later Health-Risk Behaviors among Adolescents: Results from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
Nolen, S. B., Coughlan-Mainard, K., Juelis, J., & Whitney, S.D. (2002, April). Decomposing Task and Ego Orientation: A Cross-sectional Study of Motivation to Read in Early Adolescents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.
Herrenkohl, T.I., Huang, B., Whitney, S. D., & Tajima, E.A. (2002, Jan.) Examining the link between physical child abuse and violence in adolescence. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Childhood victimization and adolescent outcomes: Analyses from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, San Diego, CA.
Tajima, E.A., Huang, B., Herrenkohl, T.I., & Whitney, S. D. (2002, Jan.) Measuring child maltreatment: An evaluation of retrospective self-report measures. In T.I. Herrenkohl (chair), Childhood victimization and adolescent outcomes: Analyses from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Social Work Research, San Diego, CA.
Research Grants
Whitney, S.D. & Hart, J. (2006-2007). Student Life/Multicultural Center here at the University of Missouri-Columbia ($500). Taking the family to college as study of supports in higher education for Latino/a students.